From The BBC News

President George W Bush has condemned Iran’s “inexcusable behaviour” after its capture of 15 Royal Navy personnel. The US leader added that he would “strongly support” the British government over the crisis. However, Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has attacked the UK as “arrogant and selfish”.

He insisted that “British occupier forces” trespassed into Iranian waters and that his country’s border guards had displayed “skill and bravery”.

‘Inexcusable behaviour’

Speaking at his mountain retreat in Camp David, Maryland, Mr Bush told reporters: “The British hostages issue is a serious issue because the Iranians took these people out of Iraqi water.

“And it is inexcusable behaviour. “I strongly support the Blair government’s attempts to resolve this peacefully. “And I support the Prime Minister when he made it clear there were no quid pro quos.

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